Toplines - 2010 Vermont Senate - March 18, 2010
Vermont
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 18, 2010
1* How would you rate
the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
36% Strongly
approve
24%
Somewhat approve
10%
Somewhat disapprove
29%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job Jim Douglas has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
30%
Strongly approve
34%
Somewhat approve
21%
Somewhat disapprove
15%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Vermont Senate Race
|
Republican
candidate |
33% |
|
Pat
Leahy (D) |
58% |
|
Some
other candidate |
2% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
4* I’m
going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me
know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or
very unfavorable impression.
|
Candidate
for the VT Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Leahy |
46% |
20% |
12% |
20% |
2% |
5* Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat
favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed
by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?
33%
Strongly favor
22% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
35% Strongly oppose
1% Not sure
6* How
would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of healthcare
reform…excellent, good, fair or poor?
17%
Excellent
30% Good
16% Fair
36% Poor
0% Not sure
7*The
health care plan before Congress would require every American to buy or obtain
health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or
Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or obtain
health insurance?
28%
Strongly favor
29% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
31% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
8* Some
people believe a federal law requiring every American to buy or obtain health
insurance is unconstitutional. If that law passes, some states have announced
that they will sue the federal government to fight that requirement. If the
health care reform plan passes, would you favor or oppose having your state sue
the federal government to prevent it from becoming law?
35% Favor
56% Oppose
10% Not
sure
9* When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the
most: the federal government or private insurance companies?
39%
Federal government
51% Private insurance companies
11% Not sure
10*
Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in
Congress deserve to be reelected?
51% Yes
35% No
14% Not sure
11*
Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in
Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?
24% Better
if most incumbents were reelected
52% Better if most incumbents were defeated
24% Not sure
12* Do you have a favorable
or an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement?
32% Favorable
39% Unfavorable
29% Not sure
13* Do you consider yourself a part of
the Tea Party Movement?
12% Yes
64% No
24% Not sure
14* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be
stronger than it is now, or weaker?
43% Stronger
27% Weaker
20% About the same
10% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
